Bengal Tiger at the Baghdad Zoo
Closing: January 31, 2026
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This ferociously funny drama, follows the intertwined lives of a quick-witted tiger, two homesick American marines, and a troubled Iraqi gardener as they roam the streets of war-torn Baghdad in search of meaning, redemption, and a toilet seat made of gold. Surreal and darkly humorous, it explores the madness of life in war as well as the power and the perils of human nature.
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Bengal Tiger at the Baghdad Zoo at the Young Vic: Wickedly funny with a nightmare feel
8 / 10
God can’t exist in this hellscape and humans (and tigers) are hunted through it by conscience, even after death. The biblical exhortation “if thy hand offends thee, cut it off” is taken literally. This is heavy stuff, often handled by Joseph with acrid wit. There is a wickedly funny scene where Tom reveals the worst thing about having a state-of-the-art prosthetic (“like Robocop”) replace his right hand. Musa tries to understand the idiosyncrasies of American English through “knock knock” jokes.
Review: BENGAL TIGER AT THE BAGHDAD ZOO, Young Vic Theatre
8 / 10
There are moments of real gore and some sharply designed sequences that frame this fractured world with confidence. At points some choices drift into what feels like improvised territory and not every beat lands, but there’s a certain charm in that rawness, a looseness that suits a play already teetering between the surreal and the painfully human.
Review Roundup: BENGAL TIGER AT THE BAGHDAD ZOO at the Young Vic
by Gillian Blum - December 14, 2025
by Gillian Blum - December 14, 2025
BENGAL TIGER AT THE BAGHDAD ZOO opened at the Young Vic this week, and runs through January 31 — here is what critics thought of the production in the United Kingdom.
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by Stephi Wild - May 14, 2025
by Stephi Wild - May 14, 2025
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Bengal Tiger at the Baghdad Zoo History
Other Productions of Bengal Tiger at the Baghdad Zoo
| 2011 | Broadway |
Original Broadway Production Broadway |
| 2025 | West End |
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